Forget your boring potato sides this summer and try one of these luscious recipes!

Potatoes are an easy way to increase the nutrients and fibre in your diet. So be sure to have your potatoes. I always like to have potatoes on weekend for my brunch.As you all would have known , I love potatoes and paneer in vegetarian dishes.

I was contemplating of recipes to do with small potatoes. Got ideas of doing potato sausage soup, potato donuts, roasted rosemary garlic potatoes, bacon wrapped potatoes, crispy baked potato chips, twice baked golden potatoes, mini stuffed potatoes, mini potato quiche, Parmesan roasted baby potatoes, potato pizza, cheese potatoes, potato crepes, little potato pies, smashed potatoes, spicy honey potatoes, mini potatoes with cream and herbs. And got some indian recipe ideas too. We call the small potatoes as aloo in India. So, here it goes – Crispy Indian aloo, dum aloo, flatbread stuffed with spicy potatoes, potato parathas, aloo dum chaat, aloo spinach, crispy spicy aloo, aloo rice, potato biryani, potato peas masala, potato pickle,potato samosa, and potato gravy. I wanted to mainly see the beauties and not mash them. So I usually concentrate more on a recipe where we can see these little potatoes without just only feeling them. Thought of mentioning my ideas as it may help for people who want to try different recipes from these little potatoes.

Potatoes! Baked potatoes, Mashed potatoes, potato casseroles, hash browns and so on! Seriously, I have not tried a potato recipe that I didn’t like. The least I like are the French fries.Potatoes are the easiest ones to cook and also one of the most favourite vegetables of all especially the kids. And it’s really hard to go wrong with recipes when we have potato as our ingredient. It will be tasty always.

I have listed potato recipes below 🙂 and it will be a never ending listing 😉 I will surely edit them as it comes 😀

Indian style vegan baby potato roast that is crispy outside and soft on inside.It is an ultimate comfort food and you can also serve them as a starter and serve with yogurt dip. It is so simple and delicious. Purely VEGAN. Recipe is here

Simple stir fry of potatoes, peas and cauliflower flavoured with aromatic Indian spices. This recipe is for those days where you literally want to dump everything on the pot and return to your dent in the couch. Recipe is here.

A great roasted potato side dish made with herbs and garlic. They are baked in a hot oven for 30 minutes or so until lightly browned, crisp on the outside and tender inside, almost like a potato chip. recipe is here.

This delicious layered biryani is fragrant, flavorful, and filling. Carrot, beans, peas and potatoes cooked in gravy of spicy yogurt and served with basmati rice topped with cashews and fried onions.recipe is here.

Crispy oven baked potatoes coated with freshly grated parmesan and a generous dose of garlic! They are crispy, flavorful and delicious!They are simple and perfect every time i make them. Crispy on outside and soft on inside. They are irresistible all over.

I made this yesterday with a nutella mug cake for brunch. Perfect for one 🙂 I just loved it! Finished it and was not hungry till night. I usually like to cook good on the weekends but yesterday I was super lazy so just was thinking loads of recipes. My only criteria was it should be quick. so made these both and was amazing!!

I do these potato wedges always and it is always perfect the every time i make. It has never failed me. But be careful about the salt. Parmesan has salty taste so do not add more salt to the potatoes. You don’t want your potatoes to be salty. you can even make these without parmesan.

Broccoli is a lovely vegetable loaded with full of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. I love to have them tossed with just salt and pepper. But who does not love fritters? 😉 This recipe is so simple. One of the great way to nosh these broccoli is by tossing them with a bit of flour, garlic, good cheese, spices and sizzle them in oil. You can serve them with sour cream/yogurt dip with chopped scallions and squeeze of lemon. Or just squeeze some lemon, it still delightful. This are perfect for sneaking veggies into an easy appetizer. That cheese provides creaminess to the dish. And always broccoli compliments cheese in a great way. I used to have baked broccoli with just little bit of cheese. They just taste great. I made them eggless for my vegetarian friends 🙂 you can always add egg if you like to. The broccoli is not grated or pureed here, leave it in small recognizable chunks. Shhhh..that’s the trick here! 😉

I added chilly flakes, green chillies, chilli powder and pepper for spice. If you are not fond of spicy dishes, reduce the spice by not adding green chillies and chilli powder.

You can make this dish gluten free by using gluten free all-purpose flour. Kids would love this dish. It can be stored for 2-3 days at least. Reheat it in microwave when you want to have it. They don’t lose their crispiness much.

This dish can be made quickly. Their cooking process is similar to pancakes they cook really fast. You can even bake this dish, but it’s much quicker in a big pan. You can also serve them as a Pattie in a veggie burger topped with a fried egg. 🙂 Great. right?

Broccoli Preparation: Chop broccoli. I use even the stems; as the skin is thick, it doesn't cook quickly, slice them into ½-inch lengths. Bring a small saucepan of hot water to boil, add the broccoli, and steam them for 5 minutes. Do not over boil them. And also add water just to cover them, may be ½ inch of water in a small saucepan. After boiling, drain the water and keep it aside to cool.

Batter Preparation: Place the parmesan, flour, garlic, salt, pepper, chilli flakes, green chillies, spring onions, cheese and chilli powder in a medium bowl. Add broccoli and mix them till they are all combined. With a large fork/potato masher, mash the broccoli until soft but recognizable chunks. Stir everything again.

Pan fry: Heat a large nonstick frying pan on medium high with some olive oil. I used my non-stick griller for this recipe. Once the oil is hot, scoop two tablespoons of batter and drop it into the pan, then flatten it with a spatula or spoon. Don’t leave it thick; the inside will then remain uncooked. Cook until golden brown on both sides. It took 2-3 minutes for me per side. Remove and drain on paper towels. Repeat same steps with the additional batter.

Yogurt Lemon Dip: Mix all the ingredients under “for yogurt lemon dip”. Top it with green onions/coriander to garnish.

Notes

1. You can make this dish gluten free by using gluten free all-purpose flour.2. Add egg if you need. It does give nice bonding. But I wanted it to make it vegetarian friendly.3. You can also serve them as a Patty in a veggie burger topped with a fried egg. 4. The broccoli is not grated or pureed here, leave it in small recognizable chunks. 5. Make sure to flatten the fritters when you add them in pan, or else it hard to cook inside.6. You can substitute sour cream for yogurt in the yogurt lemon dip.7. You can just use one cheese, not necessary to use all cheese.